Fear Not

These days I don’t often find myself in a truly fearful state.  I feel uncertain, or awkward, or lonely sometimes. But rarely do I feel that deep, physical sense of fear where I have no idea what to do and, worse yet, I fear I could somehow be in danger.  I realized recently, when I was having a rare moment of true fear about how to handle a situation, that I didn’t know what I was going to do, but I knew what I needed to think.  I recalled a song that we have sung at church since I was a kid.  Part of the lyrics say,”Fear not, for I am with you…when you walk through the waters, I will be there, and through the flames…you’ll not be burned!”